ORLANDO-The Florida Elections Commission has filed 100 misdemeanor and third-felony charges against 12 statewide trade groups, including locally based Home Builders Association of Mid- Florida Inc. The total amount involved is $15,000.

CHICAGO-"I think we're probably at the bottom," First Industrial Realty Trust president and chief executive officer Michael W. Brennan tells the NAREIT Institutional Investors Forum this week. "I'm not ready to be jubilant yet and say all is perfect.

CRANFORD, NJ-The assets, located in Houston, Denver and Northern California, were moved as part of the REIT's strategy of focusing on the Northeast. But a contract to sell 17 other buildings in Denver has been terminated, with market conditions cited.

ROCKLIN-A 67-room boutique hotel in the Sierra Foothills has been sold for $6.2 million. The purchase represents the Presidio Hotel Group's entry into to the boutique luxury hotel market.